The penalties for engaging in prohibited practices in relation to the NMAT by GMAC™ exam are severe.
The sanctity and integrity of the Test is of utmost importance and criticality for GMGC, and test takers are hereby informed that the commission of any act or omission by a test taker which would, in GMGC’s sole discretion, adversely affect, compromise, or jeopardize the same will be treated as “Prohibited Behavior(s).” In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the above, it may be noted that the commission of any of the following practices by a test taker would also be included within the said description of a Prohibited Behavior. Please note that this is not an exhaustive list and there may be other actions that are considered Prohibited Behaviors.
- Creating, contributing, receiving, disclosing, discussing, accessing, sharing, disseminating, publishing, accessing, and/or otherwise using (in whatsoever form or capacity), whether directly or indirectly, GMGC’s copyrighted and confidential material and/or its Knowledge Bank, including the previous and current years’ questions while being a participant/member (active or passive) of, or being otherwise associated with, any platform or group, including, but not limited to, Google Docs, Telegram, Signal, WhatsApp, Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, via text message, “chat room” message board, or other forum, or via live sessions.
- Participating or becoming a member of any group found to be indulging in such objectionable practices, whether over a physical medium or over an internet/telecommunications medium
- Having someone take the Test on the test taker’s behalf or otherwise receiving assistance of any kind on the Test, including through the use of proxy test takers and/or software
- Taking the test for others or having someone take the test on the test taker’s behalf
- Using any unauthorized software, including, but not limited to, VPN, remote desktop applications, or virtual machines
- Memorizing test questions to brain dump and share questions and answers with others.
- Communicating with anyone about the content of the Test at any time or the disclosure thereof in any form by any means (verbally, in writing, electronically, or otherwise) to any other person or entity before, during, or after the administration of the Test; this includes sharing test questions and/or answers with others.
- Removing or attempting to remove Test content
- Test takers shall not interfere with or disturb other test takers from taking the Test, the invigilator, or other employees from operating the test centre, or the proctor from proctoring the Test in a quiet, safe, and efficient manner.
- Having a Prohibited Item or accessing unauthorized materials or devices, including but not limited to accessing notes, books, or other study or reading materials during the exam.
- Mouthing questions or reading questions out loud
- Providing a false disability certificate
- Creating multiple registrations/accounts.
- Appearing for Test(s) under multiple registrations/accounts.
- Failure to follow the test administrator’s instructions
- Disrespectful or disruptive behavior, including inappropriate, threatening, or profane behavior towards the test administrator; The test administrator has sole discretion in determining what constitutes disrespectful or disruptive
- Non-compliance with or breach of any applicable policy, term, or condition
- An issue that compromises the integrity of the testing environment
- An issue that causes us to question the validity of a score
- Violating retake policies
- Falsifying an identity, identification, score, or score report or providing false information to the test administrator
- Providing fraudulent payment or payment cancellation
- Usage of short cut keys during the Test
Consequences and Penalties
GMGC and its test delivery vendors reserve the right to take all action it deems appropriate if a test taker fails to comply with these Terms. The penalties for engaging in Prohibited Behaviors are severe. GMGC will determine the consequence at its sole discretion based on the circumstances, with the level of severity varying depending on the conduct at fault. If at any stage, a test taker(s) is found to have indulged in any Prohibited Behaviors (as defined hereinabove), including any malpractice, unethical behavior, or violation or breach of the terms herein, GMGC reserves the right to initiate appropriate actions and sanctions against such test taker(s), which may include, but are not limited to, one or more of the following:
- cancellation of registration, denial of entry to, or immediate dismissal from the test;
- forfeiture of test fees;
- cancellation/revocation of Test scores (including interim suspension and/or withholding of the scores of the test taker);
- notification to schools/universities accepting the test taker’s Test score and law enforcement or other appropriate third parties;
- disqualification/ban from taking any future Tests across all GMAC products;
- Without prejudice to any other rights and remedies provided for under these Terms, GMGC may, if deemed necessary, be additionally entitled to initiate any other civil or criminal proceeding(s)/action(s) against such test taker(s) as available under applicable law, including, but not limited to, actions and prosecutions under the Copyright Act or other applicable laws for injunction, damages, and other remedies.
Please also note: The test administrator is authorized to dismiss you from a test session for various reasons, including, without limitation: providing false information, attempting to take the test for someone else, failing to provide acceptable identification, possessing or accessing unauthorized personal items or testing aids, refusing to comply with the test administrator’s reasonable requests, giving or receiving unauthorized help, attempting to tamper with the operation of the secure browser, accessing computer functions other than those designed for the exam, refusing to follow directions, being disrespectful to the test administrator, or failing to adhere to any other procedures, policies, or rules.
GMGC’s decision in this respect will be final and binding upon the test taker.
